Survivor Story Day 5 All I knew, as a 10-year-old girl, was that mom was leaving and going away to the city to find work. I never knew what that single decision really meant for her or for us. Several years passed, and no one spoke of or heard from mom much anymore. So, I…
Survivor Story Day 4 I grew up in a great family and went to good private schools. When I was in middle school, I signed up for my first social media account. I added all my friends and even some “new” friends I didn’t actually know in “real life”. I accepted a friend request from…
Survivor Story Day 3 “I’ve spent my life in trap houses and drug houses in the southern United States.” -M My Life I am 14 years old. I’ve spent my life in trap houses and drug houses in the southern United States. Mom is still trapped in “the life”. Police and a local non-profit group…
Survivor Story 2 I was sexually abused by my uncle and cousins. Even my own mother victimized me – I saw her receiving money while sending me to entertain a group of men drinking alcohol. Before Rescue 1 came, I was sad, depressed, and in pain. I thought “I’m not worthy to be loved. Nobody…
Survivor Story 1 Raised inside the sex industry in the richest county in the state of TN, I had no hope that I could have a normal life. This was the only life I’d known. At a young age I fell for a man who promised to love and care for me. He promised to…